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Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Last Updated: September 8, 2020

Selected is an online service that connects Prospective Employees with Employers for potential employment, and separately, connects Prospective Private Teachers with Families for potential teaching engagement. All services provided hereunder are non-binding as between Prospective Employee and Employer, and Prospective Private Teacher and Family, intended for the Prospective Employee and Employer, or Prospective Private Teacher and Family, to explore opportunities, and do not create any contractual obligations between the Employer and the Prospective Employee, or between Prospective Private Teacher and Family.

For Employers

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SELECTED DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO VERIFY OR CONFIRM THE STATEMENTS OF OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ITS USERS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, USERS’ TEACHER CERTIFICATION, ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS OR RESUMES, OR OTHER CREDENTIALING, ACADEMIC OR EMPLOYMENT RELATED INFORMATION. SELECTED DOES NOT CONDUCT BACKGROUND OR REFERENCE CHECKS. YOU AGREE TO (1) CONDUCT ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS, REFERENCE CHECKS, OR OTHER DUE DILIGENCE THAT MAY BE REQUIRED OR WHICH MAY BE REASONABLE BEFORE MAKING AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE, AND (2) COMPLY WITH ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE INTENDED EMPLOYMENT OF ANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE.

For Families

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SELECTED OBTAINS, BUT DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO VERIFY OR CONFIRM THE STATEMENTS OF OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PROSPECTIVE PRIVATE TEACHERS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEIR TEACHER CERTIFICATION, ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS OR RESUMES, OR OTHER CREDENTIALING, ACADEMIC OR ENGAGEMENT RELATED INFORMATION. SELECTED DOES NOT DIRECTLY CONDUCT BACKGROUND OR REFERENCE CHECKS. AT A FAMILY’S REQUEST, AND IF THE FULL-SERVICE FEE HAS BEEN PAID, SELECTED MAY ARRANGE FOR A BACKGROUND CHECK TO BE CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY. HOWEVER, YOU AGREE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR (1) REVIEW, USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS, REFERENCE CHECKS, OR OTHER DUE DILIGENCE THAT MAY BE REQUIRED OR WHICH MAY BE CONDUCTED BEFORE AND AFTER MAKING AN OFFER OF ENGAGEMENT TO A PROSPECTIVE PRIVATE TEACHER, AND YOU AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE INTENDED ENGAGEMENT OF ANY PROSPECTIVE PRIVATE TEACHER.

1. Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions

Selected (hereafter “we,” “us” or “our”) provides and makes available content and services through (a) the domain and subdomains located at getselected.com (the “Site”), (b) Selected mobile applications or via communication with the Selected team (collectively with the Site referred to as the "Platform"), and (c) facilitation of communication between those users of the Platform seeking job or engagement opportunities ("Employees" and “Prospective Employees”) or (“Private Teachers” and “Prospective Private Teacher”) and those users of the Platform seeking to hire ("Employers" and “Prospective Employers”), or to engage (“Families”). Anyone who views, accesses, browses, submits Content to the Platform is referred to as a “User.” Employees and Employers and Private Teachers and Families in aggregate are also “Users.” The Platform contains material, including but not limited to software, text, logos, graphics and images (collectively referred to as Content”). An Employee or Employer or Private Teacher or Family may create and maintain a profile (“Profile”) about themselves as a job or engagement candidate or a company that seeks to employ or family that seeks to engage educators that is intended to be shared either publicly or privately with Employees or Employers or Private Teachers or Families.

All use of the Platform is subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) and our Privacy Policy. By accessing, browsing or otherwise using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement and our Privacy Policy. If you do not accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement and our Privacy Policy, you must not access, browse or use the Platform.

Your access to and use of the Platform is also subject to Selected's Privacy Policy located at getselected.com/privacy, the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

1A. DEFINITIONS

In addition to terms elsewhere defined in this Agreement and unless differently provided hereby, the following terms and expressions shall have the following meanings:

  • "Site" shall refer to getselected.com and any of its derivative pages.
  • “Service” shall collectively refer to the recruiting service offered by Selected.
  • “Selected”, “us”, “we”, “our(s)” shall refer to our company, Selected, our Platform and our Service.
  • “Employer” and “Prospective Employer” shall refer to any company / entity that is using our Service for the purpose of recruiting job candidate(s).
  • “Employee” and “Prospective Employee” shall refer to any person who is using our Service for the purpose of seeking or finding employment.
  • “Job Offer” shall refer to an offer of employment by the Employer to the Prospective Employee consisting of the terms of engagement and scope of role, remuneration and conditions of employment, or an offer of engagement by a Family to a Prospective Private Teacher.
  • “Success Fee” shall refer to a payment made by the “Prospective Employer” to Selected for use of the Site and/ or Service to identify a candidate which has accepted an employment offer, provided, however, that a fee schedule may be incorporated herein which deems the Success Fee deleted, and therefore inapplicable.
  • “Family” shall refer to any person or persons who are using our Service for the purpose of considering candidates for engagement for private teaching.
  • “Private Teacher” and “Prospective Private Teacher” shall refer to any person who is using our Service for the purpose of seeking or finding engagement for private teaching.

2. The Platform Offers a Venue

Selected offers a venue for Potential Employees and Potential Employers, and Potential Private Teachers and Families, to find each other.

2B. NO AGENCY OR PARTNERSHIP; NO EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

Selected does not dictate to Employees or Private Teachers what job or engagement they must accept and is not party to or connected with a contract, if one is made, between Employee and Employer, or between Private Teacher and Family. No contractual obligations are created for either the Prospective Employee or the Employer, or Prospective Private Teacher or Family, through the use of the Platform. The candidate has no obligation to accept any Interview Request or Job Offer or engagement. No step within the matching or interview process shall be considered legally binding.

Employers and Families are responsible for selecting the right Employee or Private Teacher for their needs. In making hiring or engagement decisions, Employers and Families should review and verify each Employee’s self-reported credentials, education, and experience. These self-reported credentials are not verified by Selected.

Employees and Private Teachers may freely list their availability for hire on other sites, through agencies, or in any other manner. There is no and will not be any employment relationship between Selected and any of its Users.

3. Eligibility for being a User of the Platform

Users must be 18 years of age or older to use the Platform.

When registering, contributing any Content to the Platform including Profile information, or messaging any other User of the Platform, you agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself, and maintain and promptly update your information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. You agree not to create an account using a false identity or information, or on behalf of someone other than yourself. You agree not to create an account or use the Platform or Service if you have been previously removed by Selected, or if you have been previously banned from the Platform or Service.

You represent and warrant that you are not a competitor of Selected and are not using the Services for reasons that are in competition with us; will only maintain one Selected account at any given time.

You are solely responsible for safeguarding your Selected password at all times. You shall be solely responsible for all activity that occurs on your Account and you shall notify Selected immediately of any breach of security or any unauthorized use of your Account. Similarly, you shall never use another's Account without permission. You hereby acknowledge and agree that Selected will not be liable for your losses caused by an unauthorized use of your Account.

You shall not in any manual or automated manner collect Employees’ or Employers’ or Private Teachers’ or Families’ information, including but not limited to, names, addresses, phone numbers, or email addresses, copy copyrighted text, or otherwise misuse or misappropriate Platform information or Content, including but not limited to, use on another website.

To create a profile or engage with the Platform, Employees and Private Teachers must be legally able to work in the United States. Selected does not verify work eligibility status, certification, work history, or criminal history by default, but is allowed to do so at any time

Selected reserves the right to accept or reject Employee or Private Teacher accounts for any reason, including credentialing, experience, or market need for their skills.

4. Use of Employee and Private Teacher Resumes and Professional Information

Selected will not disclose your resume and other private professional information unless you have given your consent. If you would like your Profile to no longer be visible to Users, please email hello@getselected.com with the subject 'Deactivate My Account'.

5. Employee and Private Teacher Standard of Conduct

By offering services through the Platform, Employees and Private Teachers hereby represent and warrant that they are and will be providing accurate information about themselves. Selected may review information provided by Employees and Private Teachers either in our discretion or at the request of another User, but cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any such information, or guarantee that an Employee or Private Teacher is qualified to perform any given service.

6. User Generated Content

6A. OWNERSHIP OF USER GENERATED CONTENT

Any Content you submit to the Platform, including Content on your Employee or Employer Profile or Private Teacher or Family Profile, including your logo(s), service marks, trademarks and trade names, we reserve the right to use for the improvement and promotion of your services or the Platform. This may include advertising, inclusion in a User Platform search, or on the Selected homepage. We will not use email content of communications either between Users of the Platform or between Users and Selected for promotional purposes.

You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to your Content and have the right to grant the license granted below to us and our affiliates, service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns. You further represent and warrant that all of your Content do and will comply with this Agreement.

You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on the Platform. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on the Platform, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).

We may modify or adapt your Content in order to transmit or display it. We attempt to maintain the original meaning and spirit of the Content. We also have the right to: (a) remove or refuse to post any of your Content for any or no reason in our sole discretion; (b) take any action with respect to your Content that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that your Content violates this Agreement (including any requirements for Content described below), infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any third party, threatens personal safety of users of the Platform or the public or could otherwise create liability for Selected; (c) disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party that claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy; (d) take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Platform; or (e) terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Platform for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting content on or through the Platform. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS SELECTED AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

Any Content submitted as a blog post, article, community discussion, or other non-Profile, publicly available content cannot be removed without Selected permission.

6B. REQUIREMENTS, DISCLAIMERS, AND RIGHT TO REMOVE

Selected does not endorse any submitted Content or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Selected expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with all submitted Content. We do not review Content before it is posted on our Platform and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. We assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding the posting of Content.

Any Content you submit is subject to the following requirements that it will not:

  • Contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable.
  • Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
  • Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
  • Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with this Agreement and our Privacy Policy.
  • Be likely to deceive any person.
  • Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act.
  • Cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
  • Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
  • Involve commercial activities or sales other than for the purpose of seeking or providing employment, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions, barter or advertising.
  • Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

Links to third party sites also follow the above requirements. Selected does not endorse links to third party sites.

7. Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights

Selected may own Platform, Platform Content, or portions of the Content may be made available to us through arrangements that we have with third-parties, including Employees or Employers or Private Teachers or Families. The Content is protected by United States and foreign intellectual property laws. Unauthorized use of the Content may result in violation of copyright, trademark, and other laws. You have no rights in or to the Content, and you will not use, copy or display the Content except as permitted under this Agreement. No other use is permitted without our prior written consent. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Content on any copy you make of the Content. You may not sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, or modify the Content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, make a derivative version of, distribute, or otherwise use the Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose without express written permission by Selected. The use or posting of any of the Content on any other site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is expressly prohibited. If you violate any part of this Agreement, your right to access and/or use the Content and Platform shall automatically terminate and you shall immediately destroy any copies you have made of the Content.

If you access the Platform through a mobile application, subject to the terms of this Agreement, Selected grants you a limited, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to: (a) download, install, and use the application for your personal, non-commercial use on mobile devices controlled by you, and (b) access, stream, download, and use on your mobile device the Content and portions of the Platform made available in or otherwise accessible from the application. You acknowledge and agree that the application is provided under license, and not sold, to you. You do not acquire any ownership interest in the application under this Agreement, or any other rights thereto other than to use the application in accordance with the license granted, and subject to all terms, conditions and restrictions, under this Agreement. Selected and its licensors and service providers reserve and shall retain their entire right, title and interest in and to the application, including all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights therein or relating thereto, except as expressly granted to you in this Agreement.

8. DMCA Notices

Selected respects the intellectual property of others. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. If you believe any materials accessible on or from the Platform infringes your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access to them) from the Platform by submitting written notification to our Copyright Agent (designated below). In accordance with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA”), the written notice (the “DMCA Notice”) must include substantially the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • Identification of the copyrighted work you believe to have been infringed or, if the claim involves multiple works on the Platform, a representative list of such works.
  • Identification of the material you believe to be infringing in a sufficiently precise manner to allow us to locate that material.
  • Adequate information by which we can contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number and, if available, e-mail address).
  • Include both of the following statements in the body of the DMCA Notice:

    “I hereby state that I have a good faith belief that the disputed use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law (e.g., as a fair use).”

    “I hereby state that the information in this DMCA Notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that I am the owner, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of the copyright or of an exclusive right under the copyright that is allegedly infringed.”

  • Our designated Copyright Agent to receive DMCA Notices is:
    Selected, Inc.
    601 W 26th St, Suite #325-292
    New York, NY 10001
    hello@getselected.com

If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.

Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Platform is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.

Repeat Offenders: Please note that it is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

9. Restrictions On Use

You may use the Platform only for lawful purposes and in accordance with this Agreement. You agree not to use the Platform:

  • In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).
  • For the purpose of exploiting, harming or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information or otherwise.
  • To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with the requirements for Content set out in this Agreement below.
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional other than as set forth in this Agreement for the purposes of securing or offering employment, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation.
  • To impersonate or attempt to impersonate Selected, a Selected employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using e-mail addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
  • To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Platform, or which, as determined by us, may harm Selected or Users or expose them to liability.

Additionally, you agree not to:

  • Use the Platform in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Platform or interfere with any other party’s use of the Platform, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Platform.
  • Except for operators of public search engines, use any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Platform for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Platform. Operators of public search engines may copy materials from the Platform for the sole purpose of creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, provided, however, that such operators do not create caches or archives of such materials, and Selected reserves the right to revoke these exceptions at any time and without notice either generally or in specific cases.
  • Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Platform or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
  • Use any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Platform.
  • Introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage or disrupt any parts of the Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored or hosted off of, or any server, computer or database connected to the Platform.
  • Attack any part of the Platform via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
  • Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Platform.

If you access the Platform through a mobile application, you agree that you shall not: (a) copy the mobile application, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement; (b) modify, translate, adapt, or otherwise create derivative works or improvements of the Application; (c) reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, decode, or otherwise attempt to derive or gain access to the source code of the Application or any part thereof; or (d) remove, delete, alter, or obscure any trademarks or any copyright, trademark, patent, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights notices from the Application, including any copy thereof.

10. Mobile Data and Communications

You consent to our communicating with you about the Platform or in connection with the features, functions and activities contained therein by SMS, text message, email or other electronic means. Your carrier's normal, messaging, data and other rates and fees will apply to these communications.

11. Payment And Refund Policy

11A. FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES

11a1. Registration and Use of our Service and Platform is Free for Prospective Employees
Prospective Employees are required to notify us in case they accept a Job Offer through use of our Platform and/or Service. Prospective Employees who have received a Job Offer will promptly notify Selected after termination of your employment as an employee in the event that (1) an Employer terminates your Employment based on unsatisfactory performance within ninety (90) days of the date on which your Employment commenced, or (2) you voluntarily terminate.

11B. FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS

In order to utilize some parts of the Selected platform, the Prospective Employer may be required to pay Selected either a recurring subscription, one-time, or other fees. By creating a Selected Profile, being approved by the Selected team, and providing or designating a Payment Method, you authorize us to charge you an annual membership fee at the then current rate. If a Fee Schedule is executed between Prospective Employer and Selected, the terms of such Schedule shall be incorporated herein by this reference.

11b1. Subscription Fee Billing Cycle and Automatic Renewal
The subscription fee for our service will be billed at the beginning of the paying portion of your membership and each year thereafter unless and until you cancel your subscription. We automatically bill your Payment Method each year on the calendar day corresponding to the commencement of your paying membership. Membership fees are fully earned upon payment. We reserve the right to change the timing of our billing, in particular, if your Payment Method failed.

11b2. Subscription Cancellation
You may cancel your paid membership subscription any time, and you will continue to have access to the Selected service through the end of your annual billing period. Your subscription will not be renewed after your then-current term expires.

11b3. Subscription Refunds
Payments are nonrefundable and there are no refunds for partially used periods. At any time, and for any reason, we may provide a refund, discount, or other consideration to some or all of our members. The amount and form of such credits, and the decision to provide them, are at our sole and absolute discretion. The provision of credits in one instance does not entitle you to credits in the future for similar instances, nor does it obligate us to provide credits in the future, under any circumstance.

11b4. Non-Subscription Fees
To the extent you elect to purchase other product offerings we may offer for a fee, you authorize Selected to charge your chosen payment provider for the products you purchase. You agree that if Selected already has your credit card on file as a result of prior purchases you have made, we may charge that credit card for the additional products you purchase.

11b5. Price Changes
We reserve the right to adjust pricing for our service or any components thereof in any manner and at any time as we may determine in our sole and absolute discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in these Terms of Use, any price changes to your service will take effect following email notice to you.

11b6. Free Trials
Selected may offer free-trial subscriptions to certain Users of a duration specified during sign-up. If a User signs up for a free trial subscription, we will begin billing your Payment Method for standard subscription fees at the end of the free trial period unless you cancel prior to the end of the free trial period. Selected reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to determine your free trial eligibility.

11b7. Payment Methods
You may edit your Payment Method information by visiting our Platform and clicking on the "Settings" link, available at the top of the pages or screens of the Platform. If a payment is not successfully settled, due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, and you do not edit your Payment Method information or cancel your account, you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts and authorize us to continue billing the Payment Method, as it may be updated. This may result in a change to your payment billing dates. For certain Payment Methods, the issuer of your Payment Method may charge you a foreign transaction fee or other charges.

11C. FOR PROSPECTIVE PRIVATE TEACHERS

Registration and Use of our Service and Platform is Free for Prospective Private Teachers
Prospective Private Teachers are required to notify us in case they accept a Job Offer through use of our Platform and/or Service. Prospective Private Teachers who have received a Job Offer will promptly notify Selected after termination of your engagement in the event that (1) a family terminates your engagement based on unsatisfactory performance within ninety (90) days of the date on which your engagement commenced, or (2) you voluntarily terminate.

11D. FOR PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES

In order to utilize some parts of the Selected platform, the Prospective Family may be required to pay Selected either a recurring subscription, one-time, or other fees. By creating a Selected Profile, being approved by the Selected team, and providing or designating a Payment Method, you authorize us to charge you an annual membership fee at the then current rate. If a Fee Schedule is executed between Prospective Employer and Selected, the terms of such Schedule shall be incorporated herein by this reference.

11d1. Subscription Fee Billing Cycle and Automatic Renewal
The subscription fee for our service will be billed at the beginning of the paying portion of your membership and each year thereafter unless and until you cancel your subscription. We automatically bill your Payment Method each year on the calendar day corresponding to the commencement of your paying membership. Membership fees are fully earned upon payment. We reserve the right to change the timing of our billing, in particular, if your Payment Method failed.

11d2. Subscription Cancellation
You may cancel your paid membership subscription any time, and you will continue to have access to the Selected service through the end of your annual billing period. Your subscription will not be renewed after your then-current term expires.

11d3. Subscription Refunds
Payments are nonrefundable and there are no refunds for partially used periods. At any time, and for any reason, we may provide a refund, discount, or other consideration to some or all of our members. The amount and form of such credits, and the decision to provide them, are at our sole and absolute discretion. The provision of credits in one instance does not entitle you to credits in the future for similar instances, nor does it obligate us to provide credits in the future, under any circumstance.

11d4. Non-Subscription Fees
To the extent you elect to purchase other product offerings we may offer for a fee, you authorize Selected to charge your chosen payment provider for the products you purchase. You agree that if Selected already has your credit card on file as a result of prior purchases you have made, we may charge that credit card for the additional products you purchase.

11d5. Price Changes
We reserve the right to adjust pricing for our service or any components thereof in any manner and at any time as we may determine in our sole and absolute discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in these Terms of Use, any price changes to your service will take effect following email notice to you.

11d6. Free Trials
Selected may offer free-trial subscriptions to certain Users of a duration specified during sign-up. If a User signs up for a free trial subscription, we will begin billing your Payment Method for standard subscription fees at the end of the free trial period unless you cancel prior to the end of the free trial period. Selected reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to determine your free trial eligibility.

11d7. Payment Methods
You may edit your Payment Method information by visiting our Platform and clicking on the "Settings" link, available at the top of the pages or screens of the Platform. If a payment is not successfully settled, due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, and you do not edit your Payment Method information or cancel your account, you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts and authorize us to continue billing the Payment Method, as it may be updated. This may result in a change to your payment billing dates. For certain Payment Methods, the issuer of your Payment Method may charge you a foreign transaction fee or other charges.

12. Termination or Suspension

Of the User: Selected reserves the right to suspend and/or terminate any User with or without notice at any time in its sole discretion, for any reason or no reason. You agree that, if you are suspended and/or terminated, you will make no further use of the Platform after termination or during suspension.

You hereby acknowledge and agree that Selected, in its sole and absolute discretion, has the right (but not the obligation) to delete, terminate, or deactivate your Account, block your email or IP address, cancel the Platform or otherwise terminate your access to or participation in the use of the Platform (or any part thereof), or remove and discard any submitted Content on the Platform (a "Termination of Service"), immediately and without notice, for any reason, including without limitation, Account inactivity or if Selected believes or has reason to believe that you have violated any provision of this Agreement.

Of the Platform: Selected reserves the right at any time to modify, suspend or terminate the Platform access (or any part thereof) with or without notice. Selected may also delete, or bar access to or use of, all related information and files. Selected will not be liable to Users or any third-party for any modification, suspension, or termination of service, or loss of related information.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM SHALL BE AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SELECTED AND ITS OFFICERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, SUPPLIERS, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, AND MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR GUARANTEES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PLATFORM, THE SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THIS PLATFORM, ANY DATA, MATERIALS, SUBMITTED CONTENT, RELATING TO THE QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED OR PRESENTED ON THIS PLATFORM, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE MATERIALS, DATA AND SUBMITTED CONTENT OF OTHER USERS OF THE PLATFORM OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES.

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY STATED, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THIS PLATFORM, THE SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THIS PLATFORM, DATA, MATERIALS, SUBMITTED CONTENT, AND ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED OR PRESENTED ON THIS PLATFORM IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" AND "WHERE IS" BASIS WITH NO WARRANTY OF IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS.

SELECTED DOES NOT ENDORSE, WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE PLATFORM OR ANY HYPERLINKED SITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISEMENT. SELECTED WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND ANY PARTY, INCLUDING THIRD-PARTY EMPLOYERS. AS WITH THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE, AND THE PUBLISHING OR POSTING OF ANY MATERIAL THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.

SELECTED DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY WARRANTIES AGAINST ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF DATA, CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS, SUBSTANCE OF THE PLATFORM OR SUBMITTED CONTENT, INCLUDING CONTENT AND ACCURACY OF ANY BACKGROUND SCREENING REPORT OBTAINED FROM A THIRD PARTY, ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM BY ANY THIRD PARTY, ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE PLATFORM INCLUDING DUE TO PLATFORM ERRORS, DOWNTIME, OR TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY DATA, CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS, SUBSTANCE OF THE PLATFORM OR SUBMITTED CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE PLATFORM.

14. Limitations of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL SELECTED, OR ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYERS, SUPPLIERS, ATTORNEYS OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) USE OF THE SERVICES OR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PLATFORM OR ANY EMPLOYMENT OR ENGAGEMENT OFFERED BY ANY EMPLOYERS OR FAMILIES VIA THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT OR ENGAGEMENT PROVIDED PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT FORMED INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PLATFORM, WHETHER OR NOT AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICE FORMED VIA THE PLATFORM IS IN EFFECT; (II) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF DATA, MARKS, CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR SUBSTANCE OF THE PLATFORM OR SUBMITTED CONTENT; (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM BY ANY THIRD PARTY; (V) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE PLATFORM; (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY DATA, CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR SUBSTANCE OF THE PLATFORM OR SUBMITTED CONTENT; (VII) ANY FAILED NEGOTIATIONS FOR A SERVICE, ANY DISPUTES THAT ARISE DURING OR AFTER THE NEGOTIATION OF A SERVICE OR THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT FOR A SERVICE, OR ANY OTHER DISPUTE THAT ARISES BETWEEN USERS OF THE PLATFORM; (VIII) ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY; OR (IX) ANY USE OF ANY DATA, MARKS, CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIALS OR SUBSTANCE OF THE PLATFORM OR SUBMITTED CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT SELECTED IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL, AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SELECTED, OR ANY OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED RESPECTIVE PARTIES, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE PLATFORM, AND/OR SUBMITTED CONTENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES ACTUALLY PAID TO SELECTED BY YOU HEREUNDER.

YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT SELECTED SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SUBMITTED CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT SELECTED SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY CONTRACT BETWEEN PLATFORM USERS ENTERED INTO INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PLATFORM.

THE PLATFORM MAY CONTAIN LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS OR CONTENT, OR PRIVACY POLICIES OR TERMS OF USE THAT ARE NOT OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY SELECTED. SELECTED DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER, AND ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR, THE CONTENT, PRIVACY POLICIES, TERMS OF USE OR PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS. IN ADDITION, SELECTED WILL NOT AND CANNOT CENSOR OR EDIT THE CONTENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY SITE. BY USING THE PLATFORM, YOU EXPRESSLY RELIEVE SELECTED FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF ANY THIRD-PARTY PLATFORM. ACCORDINGLY, PLEASE BE ADVISED TO READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY OF EACH THIRD-PARTY PLATFORM THAT YOU VISIT, INCLUDING THOSE DIRECTED BY THE LINKS CONTAINED ON THE PLATFORM.

NEITHER SELECTED NOR YOU SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE UNDER THE TERMS OF USE, OTHER THAN PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS, ARISING OUT OF A CAUSE BEYOND ITS CONTROL AND WITHOUT ITS FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE. SUCH CAUSES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FIRES, FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES, HURRICANES, TORNADOES, OR OTHER STORMS, PANDEMICS, STRIKES, UNAVAILABILITY OF NECESSARY UTILITIES, BLACKOUTS, ACTS OF GOD, ACTS OF DECLARED OR UNDECLARED WAR, ACTS OF REGULATORY AGENCIES, OR STATE OR NATIONAL DISASTERS.

15. Indemnification and Release

YOU AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SELECTED, AND ITS OFFICERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, SUPPLIERS, AND AGENTS, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, COSTS OR DEBT, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ATTORNEYS' FEES) ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO: YOUR USE OF, ACCESS TO, AND PARTICIPATION IN SERVICES OR THE PLATFORM; ANY ACT OR OMISSION BY ANY EMPLOYEE OR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE ; YOUR VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, OR ANY PROVISION OF THE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING THE PRIVACY POLICY; YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY THIRD-PARTY RIGHT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY COPYRIGHT, PROPERTY, PROPRIETARY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR PRIVACY RIGHT; OR ANY CLAIM THAT YOUR SUBMITTED CONTENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO A THIRD PARTY. THIS DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION WILL SURVIVE THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR PLATFORM AND/OR ANY CONTENT THEREIN.

IF YOU HAVE A DISPUTE WITH ONE OR MORE PLATFORM USERS, YOU FOREVER RELEASE SELECTED (AND ITS OFFICERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SERVICE PROFESSIONALS, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AND EMPLOYEES) FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES (ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF EVERY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR PLATFORM AND/OR ANY CONTENT THEREIN.

Release of Liability for Conduct and Disputes

Selected is not an employer of Employees. Employers may seek the services of an Employee through the use of the Platform, Site or Services, and Employees may post profiles and submit proposals to Employers regarding their services.

Any issues concerning the conduct of an Employer or Employee including, without limitation, the performance of a job or payment due to the Employee, must be resolved directly by and between the Employer and Employee. You will not hold Selected responsible and Selected expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any claims, demands or damages direct or indirect of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such issues.

By using this Site or the Services, you hereby represent, understand, and expressly agree to hold Selected harmless for any claim or controversy that may arise out of the actions of or relationship between you and any other User of the Site and Services. You agree to take reasonable precautions in all interactions with other Users of the Site or the Services, whether or not you meet in person. By using the Site or the Services, you agree to report any alleged improprieties of any User to Selected immediately by notifying Selected of the same via electronic correspondence.

Selected is not an employer of Private Teachers. Families may seek the services of a Private Teacher through the use of the Platform, Site or Services, and Private Teachers may post profiles and submit proposals to Families regarding their Services.

In some instances, Selected may provide Families a customized list of potential individuals, companies and/or agencies to consider based on the information the Families provide Selected regarding their and their children's needs and preferences. However, if a Family agrees on the provision of Services from an individual, company or agency Selected identifies through any of those Services, such agreement is solely between the Families and the Private Teacher; Selected is not a party to any such agreement.

Any issues concerning the conduct of a Family or Private Teacher including, without limitation, the services received by a Family or payment due to the Private Teacher, must be resolved directly by and between the Family and the Private Teacher. You will not hold Selected responsible and Selected expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any claims, demands or damages direct or indirect of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such issues.

By using this Site or the Services, you hereby represent, understand, and expressly agree to hold Selected harmless for any claim or controversy that may arise out of the actions of or relationship between you and any other User of the Site and Services. You agree to take reasonable precautions in all interactions with other Users of the Site or the Services, whether or not you meet in person. By using the Site or the Services, you agree to report any alleged improprieties of any User to Selected immediately by notifying Selected of the same via electronic correspondence.

16. Governing Law

These Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the United States of America. Any controversy or claim arising out of or related to these Terms of Service shall be settled solely and finally by arbitration administered in New York, New York before a single arbitrator selected by the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association, unless the parties agree to different rules of arbitration. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court with proper jurisdiction. The predominantly prevailing party will bear all fees and expenses payable to the arbitrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of unauthorized or unapproved use of the Selected Content and any other intellectual property of Selected and its affiliates, licensees and successors, in addition to such other legal and equitable rights and remedies as shall be available, Selected and its affiliates, licensees and successors shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief, without the necessity of proving damages or furnishing a bond or other security.

17. Notice

Where Selected requests that you provide an e-mail address or phone number, you voluntarily agree to provide your most current e-mail address and phone number and to receive communications electronically. In the event that the last e-mail address or phone number you provided to Selected is not valid, or for any reason is not capable of delivering to you any notices required or permitted by this Agreement, Selected’s sending of the e-mail or text or a call containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

18. Entire Agreement; Modifications to the Terms of Use

This Agreement and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Selected with respect to the Platform and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Platform. Selected reserves the right to modify this Agreement at any time. Selected will post the amended and dated Agreement at the domain of getselected.com/terms, and may communicate the amendments through any method of written contact that Selected has established with you. Your use of the Platform following any amendment of this Agreement will signify your assent to and acceptance of any revised Agreement.

If any change to this Agreement is not acceptable to you, your sole remedy is to cease accessing, browsing and otherwise using Services and/or the Platform.

19. Waiver and Severability

No waiver by Selected of any term or condition set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of Selected to assert a right or provision under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.

20. Our Contact Information

If you have any questions about the Terms of Use or the Platform, please contact us by sending an email to hello@getselected.com or by writing to:

Selected, Inc.
601 W 26th St., Suite #325-292
New York, NY 10001